濛 meaning and stroke order
Drizzling, misty, raining
How to write 濛, stroke by stroke
17 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 濛
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- drizzle
- mist
How 濛 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 蒙 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 濛
Water 氵 plus 蒙 (méng, to cover) gives 濛: fine water that covers everything like a veil, which is a misty drizzle. The 蒙 part also gives the sound méng.
濛 is mostly literary and appears in descriptive words for fine rain or haze, especially the reduplicated 濛濛 or 细雨濛濛. Example: 外面细雨濛濛。(Wàimiàn xìyǔ méngméng.) Outside, a fine drizzle is falling.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 濛 with 檬 (méng, as in 柠檬 níngméng, lemon) and 朦 (méng, as in 朦胧 ménglóng, hazy). These share the 蒙 sound part, but only 濛 with the water radical describes drizzle or mist.
Questions about 濛
How many strokes are in 濛?
濛 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 濛 mean?
濛 (méng) means drizzling, misty, raining.
How do you pronounce 濛?
濛 is pronounced méng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 濛?
The radical of 濛 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 濛 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 濛?
濛 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 蒙, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 濛 the same as 蒙 in 蒙蒙细雨?
In mainland simplified Chinese, 濛 was merged into 蒙, so you will usually see 蒙蒙细雨. 濛 is still standard in traditional writing and in some names, such as 空濛 in classical poetry.
Do people use 濛 in everyday speech?
Not much. In daily conversation people say 下毛毛雨 (xià máomaoyǔ) for drizzle, while 濛濛 sounds written or poetic.